Basil Leaf
Basil Leaf appears in 86 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.
What the data can answer
Basil Leaf appears in 86 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.
- 86
- catalogued products
- #3,489
- usage rank of 247,206
- 40
- named brands represented
- 58%
- average depth down ingredient lists
Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.
Basil Leaf sits in the busiest tenth of the catalog (#3,489 / 247,206)
- Usage rank
- #3,489
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 35 others that also appear in exactly 86 products, listed in more products than 98.6% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 58%
- Mean relative depth 58% across 86 parsed labels, slot 10.9 on average. Basil Leaf tends to sit in the lower half of the list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
Ranks use Open Food Facts ingredient rows on this site’s refresh cycle. 247,206 ingredients with ≥1 product appearance enter the ranking. Prevalence and list depth are catalog facts, not toxicology.
What this page can and cannot answer
A clean co-occurrence count is not a safety clearance
No linked product currently contains a separately flagged ingredient, but zero co-occurrence is an absence-of-evidence result, not regulatory approval. The practical reading is about use: Basil Leaf reaches 40 named brands, most often appears under Plant-based foods and beverages, and typically sits in the lower half of the list. Product examples include 100% all natural turkey meatballs in tomato sauce; 6 Delicious Beef Meatballs; Albert's Pizza, Roasted Vegan. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.
0% of linked products currently carry a separately flagged ingredient
Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 3 (44 of 80), yet the products span unrelated categories. That contrast matters: processing class can describe how a food was made while saying nothing decisive about this ingredient's regulatory status. Use the linked examples to understand formulation context, and leave the unanswered toxicology or individual-sensitivity question unanswered.
Next check: verify the unresolved source rating directly instead of converting zero co-flags into reassurance.
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 16 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.
Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Basil Leaf
Products Containing Basil Leaf
High-volume slice (16 of 86) for products naming Basil Leaf:
Peer ingredients with comparable catalog mass (near “Apple Sauce”)
High-volume peers for Basil Leaf: 86 products, mean screening score 100/100. Comparable product-count neighbours: Apple Sauce · Artificial Chicken Flavor · Organic Raw Buckwheat Groats. Axes below stay distinct so count-neighbors do not duplicate score-neighbors.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Mean product-score neighbours (≥50 scored products), kept separate from the product-count peers above.
What to do with this Basil Leaf record
Use the 86-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Basil Leaf and read how the term sits on real packages. See listed products
- Compare Basil Leaf with a peer such as “Apple Sauce” on source-backed rating, FDA status, and product footprint. Browse ingredient records
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Basil Leaf? ▼
This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Basil Leaf, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#3,489 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.
Which product shelves show up most often with Basil Leaf? ▼
Basil Leaf ranks in the top decile by product count (#3,489 of 247,206), appearing in 86 indexed products led by Plant-based foods and beverages. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
Why is Basil Leaf so common on ingredient lists? ▼
The source record does not name a technical effect, yet Basil Leaf appears in 86 products (#3,489 usage rank). High prevalence here describes formulation frequency, not an approved use level.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Basil Leaf). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.